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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Dates

  • Existence: 1861-present
  • Existence: 1861    

Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:

Open House programs, 1936-1954

 other level
Identifier: Publication 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Institute Publications Collection is an umbrella for hundreds of titles published by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute schools, departments, and student organizations.  These include college catalogs (published under a variety of titles over the years); Institute bulletins, newsletters, programs, calendars, news releases, and  promotional materials; alumni bulletins, magazines, and directories; student, faculty, and staff directories; guides, handbooks, and manuals; reports; songbooks;...
Dates: Created: 1936-1954
Found in: Institute Archives and Special Collections / IPC, Institute Publications Collection / O - P

Othniel Foster Nichols papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 7
Abstract

The collection contains personal and professional papers, scrapbooks and a photo album primarily related to O. F. Nichols' work on the Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges and for the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company.

Dates: Created: 1869-1900; Other: Majority of material found in 1887-1900
Found in: Institute Archives and Special Collections / Othniel Foster Nichols papers

Palmer Chamberlain Ricketts professional records

 Collection
Identifier: AC 3
Scope and Contents The Palmer C. Ricketts Papers span the years 1881 to 1955, with the bulk of the material falling into the periods of Rickett’s tenure as President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, from 1892 to 1934. The papers have been organized into four series consisting of Administrative Papers, which contains chiefly correspondence, but also includes reports, statistics, and account books; Professional Papers, which consist of...
Dates: Created: 1871-1955
Found in: Institute Archives and Special Collections / Palmer Chamberlain Ricketts professional records

Palmer Ricketts Student Notebooks

 Collection
Identifier: MC 31
Scope and Contents

The Palmer C. Ricketts' Student notebooks (MC 31) contain a small amount of material documenting Ricketts' education and early teaching experiences at RPI, 1874-1878.  Composed of five notebooks, tthese include two student volumes of drawing exercises, and three professorial notebooks containing notes and problems in mathematics and mechanics.  The last professional notebook also includes problems regarding bridge construction.

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1988
Found in: Institute Archives and Special Collections / Palmer Ricketts Student Notebooks

Philip Walter Henry papers

 Collection — Oversize material
Identifier: MC 75
Abstract

This collection consists of personal and business papers and memorabilia beginning with a scrapbook created by Philip Walter Henry during his days as a student at R.P.I. through his career as a civil engineer.

Dates: Created: 1881-1947
Found in: Institute Archives and Special Collections / Philip Walter Henry papers

Proposed bond issue: Engineering Center, building renovations, and student housing

 Item
Identifier: 2015-31
Content Description

A spiral bound proposal to the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York for building construction and renovation on the Rensselaer campus.

Dates: June 7, 1974
Found in: Institute Archives and Special Collections / Proposed bond issue: Engineering Center, building renovations, and student housing

Publications of the Faculty of RPI, 1928-1933, 1961-1968

 other level
Identifier: Publication 27
Abstract

Bibliographies of books and articles by Rensselaer faculty and administrators. In 1969 the list was published in the "Rensselaer Review of Graduate Studies."

Dates: Created: 1928-1933, 1961-1968
Found in: Institute Archives and Special Collections / IPC, Institute Publications Collection / O - P

Reading of Theses, 1857-1941

 other level
Identifier: Publication 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Institute Publications Collection is an umbrella for hundreds of titles published by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute schools, departments, and student organizations.  These include college catalogs (published under a variety of titles over the years); Institute bulletins, newsletters, programs, calendars, news releases, and  promotional materials; alumni bulletins, magazines, and directories; student, faculty, and staff directories; guides, handbooks, and manuals; reports; songbooks;...
Dates: Created: 1857-1941
Found in: Institute Archives and Special Collections / IPC, Institute Publications Collection / RACE - Rensselaer Directory

Rensselaer Annual Fund, 1959-1961

 other level
Identifier: Publication 15
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Institute Publications Collection is an umbrella for hundreds of titles published by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute schools, departments, and student organizations.  These include college catalogs (published under a variety of titles over the years); Institute bulletins, newsletters, programs, calendars, news releases, and  promotional materials; alumni bulletins, magazines, and directories; student, faculty, and staff directories; guides, handbooks, and manuals; reports; songbooks;...
Dates: Created: 1959-1961
Found in: Institute Archives and Special Collections / IPC, Institute Publications Collection / RACE - Rensselaer Directory

Rensselaer Calendar of Events, 2003-

 other level
Identifier: Publication 22
Abstract

This publication is an online resource which is continually updated. It is printed on a weekly basis for archival purposes.

Dates: Created: 2003-
Found in: Institute Archives and Special Collections / IPC, Institute Publications Collection / RACE - Rensselaer Directory

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